JULY 17, 2018 — Five shipbuilders have each been awarded $15 million Navy contracts to provide conceptual designs for the next generation guided missile frigate (FFG (X)) that will follow the Literal Combat Ship (LCS).…

FEBRUARY 16, 2018 — The Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT) has sent a Notice of Intent to Award an $8.8 million contract for the construction of a new Maine State Ferry Service (MSFS) vessel to…

FEBRUARY 16, 2018 — The United Steelworkers (USW) union seems less than impressed with news that Huntington-Ingalls Industries is to pay a employees a $500 bonus in recognition of a reduction in the corporate tax…

FEBRUARY 16, 2018 — Though Philly Shipyard today reported record high revenues and profits for 2017, it says that the delay it has experienced in securing new contracts and financing for work after the last…

FEBRUARY 16, 2018 — Publicly traded Tidewater Inc. (NYSE: TDW) announced it has appointed former Hercules Offshore executive John T. Rynd as the company's new President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the…

By Grant Brown, Vice President, Marketing, PBES FEBRUARY 16, 2018 — Each year there are more and more hybrid or fully electric ships navigating waters worldwide. Some estimate that all modern commercial vessels will soon…

FEBRUARY 15, 2018 — Honolulu, Hawaii, based Pasha Hawaii reports that its 2,437 TEU, U.S. flag, Jones Act containershipl Horizon Spirit has returned to the U.S. West Coast after providing service in the Puerto Rico…

FEBRUARY 15, 2018 — To help customers better manage the risk of stern tube bearing failure, DNV GL has revised its class rules for single stern tube bearing installations and introduced two new class notations,…

FEBRUARY 15, 2018 — Underwater repair specialist Hydrex has been carrying out an increasing number of repairs to the pipe work and overboard outlets of ships equipped with exhaust gas scrubbers. Diver/technicians from Hydrex recently…

FEBRUARY 15, 2018 — ClassNK has just released the latest version of its design support software PrimeShip-HULL (HCSR) Ver.5.0.0, developed in response to the IACS Common Structural Rules for Bulk Carriers and Oil Tankers (CSR…